“Battleship” — Although it has been a subject of countless derisive jokes on the Internet, this big-budget action picture about American soldiers (including Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch and Rihanna) battling alien invaders has already become a box-office hit overseas. (PG-13 for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and for language; AS-14, H-16, M-6)

“The Dictator” — Sacha Baron Cohen stars as a despot who risks his life to ensure democracy never comes to his country. (R for strong crude and sexual content, brief male nudity, language and some violent images; AS-14, H-16, M-6)

“Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax” — Zac Efron and Taylor Swift provide the voices in this 3-D animated adaptation of the classic children’s book about a boy, a girl and the strange, grouchy creature who talks of Truffula Trees and the importance of protecting the environment. (PG for brief mild language; WM-6)

“Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” —Dwayne Johnson takes over for Brendan Fraser in the second installment of the Jules Verne-flavored family adventures, this one set on a mythical island crawling with monsters. (PG for some adventure action and brief mild language; WM-6)

“Lockout” — Guy Pearce is a felon offered a pardon and freedom if he can rescue the president’s kidnapped daughter — in outer space. (PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, and language including some sexual references; WM-6)

“The Lucky One” — Zac Efron stars as a Marine who returns from three tours of duty in Iraq to find the woman (Taylor Schilling) he thinks was his good-luck charm. It’s adapted from the novel by Nicholas Sparks, which means Kleenex is not optional. (PG-13 for some sexuality and violence; AS-14, H-16, M-6, R)

“Mirror Mirror” — The first of two live-action Snow White movies arriving this year. Julia Roberts is the vain queen and Lily Collins is the exiled princess who relies on the help of seven short dudes to survive. (PG for some fantasy action and mild rude humor; H-16)

“The Pirates! Band of Misfits” — Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek and Jeremy Piven provide the voices for the latest animated adventure by the “Chicken Run” crew, about a high-seas scalawag competing for the “Pirate of the Year” award. (PG for mild action, rude humor and some language; AS-14, H-16)

“The Raven” — Who — or what — killed Edgar Allan Poe? This speculative gothic horror film — starring John Cusack as the tormented author of macabre tales and directed by James McTeigue (“V for Vendetta”) — lays out one possible, if not entirely plausible, answer. (R for bloody violence and grisly images; H-16)

“Think Like a Man” — Four men turn the tables on their significant others when they discover the women have been using Steve Harvey’s relationship advice book against them. (PG-13 for sexual content, some crude humor and brief drug use; AS-14, TDI)

“A Thousand Words” — Eddie Murphy reunites with his “Norbit” director Brian Robbins for this comedy about a fast-talking agent who must suddenly make every word count, because he only has 1,000 of them left before he drops dead. (PG-13 for sexual situations including dialogue, language and some drug-related humor; WM-6)

“Wrath of the Titans” — Sam Worthington returns as Perseus, this time fighting to rescue his papa Zeus (Liam Neeson) from the clutches of that mean guy Hades (Ralph Fiennes). (PG-13 for intense sequences of fantasy violence and action; WM-6)